Night shift!

I am also a third shift worker and it is really hard to get used to. He's lucky that he does get to come home to a quiet home because I don't have that. When I first get home, I usually get the kids up and ready for the day. I stay up with them until they go down for a nap after lunch, then my husband takes the remainder of the day so that I can sleep. It probably would help if you were to move the computer to another room, if you're that worried about waking him. Maybe you could try to stay up later at night, so you can get a few hours of sleep with your husband? I don't know if that's possible for your situation but it would help.

I understand your problem but I guess somethings in life have to be dealt with.I don't think it is easy for him as well as working in night shifts causes too much of tiredness but it is a part of life.My brother also woks in night shifts and when he sleeps at daytime all have to be quiet so that he can get some sound sleep. I guess we don't have any other option then to compromise.

I grew up with my mom working nights. It could be tough sometimes. As kids we got used to it. You will get used to having to not be loud and he will get used to sleeping thru more noise. It will take time for his body to adjust and his internal clock to adjust. You can move your computer out of the bedroom can't you. If your room isn't dark you can get some room darkening shades that block out the light. You can also get a small sound machine. They are very nice and help you sleep. You can sleep to things like rain, wind blowing, birds singing, the ocean, etc. Good luck and happy sleeping.

My son in law worked nights for a very long time,soon it will be like a natural thing once you get used to it..Your husband will need to ajust as well as you ..He will soon get used to it and any noise will not bother him..It took my daughter a while to get use to it,but soon it just became like second nature.The only bad thing is if he works like weekends,you will have to get used to doing some things by yourself ,like family get togethers..My daughter always came to family things alone because her husband was sleeping....It may also cut down on your quality time with your husband,so when he is off and you get to be together,make it a good time and use it wisely....

Hubby and I worked different shifts most of our lives. Advice? Yes, take a lot of vitamins. Working different schedules makes healthy eating even harder, and can wreak havoc on energy levels over time if the situation is not addressed proactively. Foods rich in melatonine can make a difference, or even supplementation. Here is an article you might enjoy: http://life.ecureme.com/HealthyLiving/AlternativeLiving/al-c09-051704MAY.asp

My son and daughter go through that with their police jobs - and they both have a a child to deal with! WOnder if a child is easier to deal with than a husband on this? Hum...you'll have to let us know! It just takes time. My son is a night person so it takes time for him to adjust to the day shift! And they rotate them every 6 months! But just make him make himself do the adjustment and his body will follow. As far as the daylight, pull the curtains. Do something to close off that light and it will help him emensely in sleeping during the day hours. And unless the constant clacking of the keyboard keys (just occured to me that few years ago (okay a decade or two ago!) that I'd be saying typewriter keys!) keep him awake, you can turn on a lamp. Easier for you to work in the dark and add light, than for him to work in the light and add darkness...so to speak. A Any chance you can pull your work station out of the bedroom? OR close up the living room for him to sleep? GOod luck, let us know what works!

I use to work night shift and I always found sleeping ot be easier if I didn't go to bed right when I cam home. I had about a 30 minute drive home so that would wake me back up. I would come home eat, get a few things done and get in the bed around 9am. I would then get back up late in the afternoon around 4pm.

The only advice I could give is to invest in sleeping pills. My husband works nights and we have two small kids 6, 11. My computer is also in the bedroom. He's already used to that, because when he worked days, I would work online at night when the kids had school. It will take awhile to adjust to working nights. You will have to flip everything around so that days are nights, and vice versa. So when he comes home, he's going to be still wired from working, so fix him something to eat. He shouldn't need the sleeping pills now. So let him sleep, now if this isn't working. He will have to take the sleeping pills for awhile to get him on this routine. Mine still gets up around 12-3 hungry, because he doesn't eat when he gets home. So I fix him something, and he goes back to sleep. You can get the generic sleeping pills, sleep aid at walmart or the dollar store. It will also be a huge adjusting for you as well, because all your heavy cleaning, like vaccuming vacumming has to be done when he's at work. Mine works nights, because he makes more money. He has to be there at 6:30 and gets off at 6:30. So on the day he comes home after working nights and he's off that day. He has to keep awake so he can go to sleep at night. So it's hard for him, but it's a routine that works for us. When my kids have school, they will sleep with me, because they are up and ready for school when he gets home. If your typing is to loud, just try your best to type quietly. The sleeping pills or ear plugs will help with the noise control. Make sure your curtains are dark, so light will come in. That's about it, I hope what advice I gave helps.

yup i myself work in night shifts sometimes and at that time i just take all the time to just sleep but no matter how much i sleep it doesnt seem to be enough...and i just lie down on the couch out of tiredness but sleep is what i dont get...i hope to get used to it.....

I worked on shifting and we changed shift every month. My night shift schedule is from 11PM to 7AM. I have one rest day per week and is tough to get at least 8 hours of sleep. I usually sleep about 5 hours per day. I don't sleep right away when I arrived at home at around 8AM. I do some housework until about lunch which is around 11AM. After lunch I started preparing to sleep by just relaxing, I usually go to bed around 1PM to 2PM. Most of the time I wake up at 6PM, eat dinner and sleep again at around 8PM and wake up at 9PM. Took shower and leave the house at around 9:30PM to work. That's basically my routine. If I need more sleep I usually wake up at 8PM for dinner. I left the house at 9:30PM because we have a service and I don't want to miss it. Taking a taxi if you miss the service will be expensive. Hope this give you some idea.

No other advise will be as good as to ASK YOUR HUSBAND TO CHANGE JOB TO A DAY ONE EVEN OF SALARY IS SOME LESS. Otherwise slowly and slowly it will become a big headache for you and definitely will disturb your married life also and that will not be good for you both. So wake up today and get it changed. My younger brother was working in a night shift call center at the time of his marriage. We all forced him to change job as he did. We planned it in advance are he is happy now. If your husband does not listen to you, involve your or his parents and relative to make him understand the facts.

My ex used to work shifts nights etc I hated it being quiet and not being able to hoover use the washer and I had 2 young children so I had to go out during the day thank God he is my ex. If it was me and he is going to stay on shifts I would have to move the computer to another room as I would be frightened of waking him when I was using computer.

Now days night shift has become common among the working people. But it is a fact that it put pressure on the families and need a lot of adjustment from the family members. The only thing we can do in this situation is to make most of the avaialable time with the family.

hi my advise is that since its the nature of his job and he is earning well to take care of the family i bet u appreciate him and keep on encouraging him so long he is faithful and he is not doing the wrong thing